Bill Text: MN HF1644 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Watercraft surcharge and aquatic plant management fees modified.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-03 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance [HF1644 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1644-Introduced.html
1.2relating to natural resources; modifying watercraft surcharge; modifying aquatic
1.3plant management fees;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 86B.415,
1.4subdivision 7; 103G.615, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 7. Watercraft surcharge. A$5 surcharge is placed on each watercraft
1.8licensed under subdivisions 1 to 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement,
1.9monitoring, and research of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple
1.10loosestrife, and Eurasian water milfoil in public waters and public wetlands. The
1.11surcharge is:
1.12(1) $10 for watercraft licensed under subdivision 1, clause (2);
1.13(2) $20 for watercraft licensed under subdivision 1, clause (6); and
1.14(3) $25 for all other watercraft.
1.15 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.615, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.16 Subd. 2. Fees. (a)The commissioner shall establish a fee schedule for permits to
1.17control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild rice. The fees must be set by rule, and
1.18section
16A.1283 does not apply, but the rule must not take effect until 45 legislative
1.19days after it has been reported to the legislature. The fees shall be based upon the cost
1.20of receiving, processing, analyzing, and issuing the permit, and additional costs incurred
1.21after the application to inspect and monitor the activities authorized by the permit, and
1.22enforce aquatic plant management rules and permit requirements. The fees shall be based
1.23upon the cost of receiving, processing, analyzing, and issuing the permit and additional
2.1costs incurred after the application to inspect and monitor the activities authorized by the
2.2permit and enforce aquatic plant management rules and permit requirements.
2.3(b) When application is made to control two or more shoreline nuisance conditions,
2.4only the larger fee applies. A permit application fee, in the form of a check or money order
2.5payable to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, must accompany each permit
2.6application when required by the following fee schedule:
2.7(b) A fee for a permit for the (1) to control of rooted aquatic vegetation plants by
2.8pesticide or mechanical means, $90 for each contiguous parcel of shoreline owned by
2.9an ownermay be charged, including a permit valid for three years. This fee may not
2.10be charged forpermits issued in connection with purple loosestrife control or lakewide
2.11Eurasian water milfoil control programs. or baywide invasive aquatic plant management
2.12permits;
2.13(2) to control filamentous algae, snails that carry swimmer's itch, or leeches, singly
2.14or in combination, $40 for each contiguous parcel of shoreline with a distinct owner;
2.15(3) for offshore control of submersed aquatic plants by pesticide or mechanical
2.16means, $90;
2.17(4) to control plankton algae or free-floating aquatic plants by lakewide or baywide
2.18application of approved pesticides, $90;
2.19(5) for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation in a public water basin that is 20 acres
2.20or less in size, one-half of the fee established under clause (1);
2.21(6) for a commercial mechanical control permit, $100 annually; and
2.22(7) for a commercial harvest permit, $100 plus $300 for each public water listed on
2.23the application that requires an inspection. An inspection is required for waters with no
2.24previous permit history and may be required at other times to monitor the status of the
2.25aquatic plant population.
2.26(c) There is no permit fee for:
2.27(1) permits to transplant aquatic plants in public waters;
2.28(2) permits to move or remove a floating bog in public waters if the floating bog is
2.29lodged against the permittee's property and has not taken root;
2.30(3) permits to control purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria);
2.31(4) invasive aquatic plant management permits; or
2.32(c) A fee may not be charged to (5) permits applied for by the state or a federal
2.33governmental agencyapplying for a permit.
2.34(d) A fee for a permit for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation in a public
2.35water basin that is 20 acres or less in size shall be one-half of the fee established under
2.36paragraph (a).
3.1(d) If the fee does not accompany the application, the applicant will be notified and
3.2no action will be taken on the application until the fee is received.
3.3(e) The fee is refundable only when the application is withdrawn prior to field
3.4inspection or issuance or denial of the permit or when the commissioner determines that
3.5the activity does not require a permit.
3.6(e) (f) The money received for the permits under this subdivision shall be deposited
3.7in thetreasury and credited to the water recreation account in the natural resources fund.
1.3plant management fees;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 86B.415,
1.4subdivision 7; 103G.615, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 7. Watercraft surcharge. A
1.8licensed under subdivisions 1 to 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement,
1.9monitoring, and research of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple
1.10loosestrife, and Eurasian water milfoil in public waters and public wetlands. The
1.11surcharge is:
1.12(1) $10 for watercraft licensed under subdivision 1, clause (2);
1.13(2) $20 for watercraft licensed under subdivision 1, clause (6); and
1.14(3) $25 for all other watercraft.
1.15 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.615, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.16 Subd. 2. Fees. (a)
1.17
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1.23upon the cost of receiving, processing, analyzing, and issuing the permit and additional
2.1costs incurred after the application to inspect and monitor the activities authorized by the
2.2permit and enforce aquatic plant management rules and permit requirements.
2.3(b) When application is made to control two or more shoreline nuisance conditions,
2.4only the larger fee applies. A permit application fee, in the form of a check or money order
2.5payable to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, must accompany each permit
2.6application when required by the following fee schedule:
2.7
2.8pesticide or mechanical means, $90 for each contiguous parcel of shoreline owned by
2.9an owner
2.10be charged for
2.11
2.12permits;
2.13(2) to control filamentous algae, snails that carry swimmer's itch, or leeches, singly
2.14or in combination, $40 for each contiguous parcel of shoreline with a distinct owner;
2.15(3) for offshore control of submersed aquatic plants by pesticide or mechanical
2.16means, $90;
2.17(4) to control plankton algae or free-floating aquatic plants by lakewide or baywide
2.18application of approved pesticides, $90;
2.19(5) for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation in a public water basin that is 20 acres
2.20or less in size, one-half of the fee established under clause (1);
2.21(6) for a commercial mechanical control permit, $100 annually; and
2.22(7) for a commercial harvest permit, $100 plus $300 for each public water listed on
2.23the application that requires an inspection. An inspection is required for waters with no
2.24previous permit history and may be required at other times to monitor the status of the
2.25aquatic plant population.
2.26(c) There is no permit fee for:
2.27(1) permits to transplant aquatic plants in public waters;
2.28(2) permits to move or remove a floating bog in public waters if the floating bog is
2.29lodged against the permittee's property and has not taken root;
2.30(3) permits to control purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria);
2.31(4) invasive aquatic plant management permits; or
2.32
2.33governmental agency
2.34
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3.1(d) If the fee does not accompany the application, the applicant will be notified and
3.2no action will be taken on the application until the fee is received.
3.3(e) The fee is refundable only when the application is withdrawn prior to field
3.4inspection or issuance or denial of the permit or when the commissioner determines that
3.5the activity does not require a permit.
3.6
3.7in the
